SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released the statement below following Governor Jerry Brown’s budget release:

“Governor Brown deserves credit for proposing a budget that continues to emphasize paying down debts and building reserves.  Similar to the Assembly’s Blueprint for a Responsible Budget, the Governor’s proposed budget fully funds the Rainy Day Fund and the Local Control Funding Formula, which will help California withstand any future economic downturn and ongoing threats to state finances from the federal government. 

AB 1745 Puts California on the Road to a Zero Emissions Future

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown set a goal for California to have 1.5 million zero emissions vehicles on the road by 2025, and our state’s climate change prevention policies project the need for 5 million zero emissions vehicles by 2030.  Introduced today by Assemblymember Phil Ting, AB 1745, the Clean Cars 2040 Act, will set the next critical goal for California by requiring all new passenger vehicles sold after January 1, 2040 to be zero emissions.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released his Blueprint for a Responsible Budget, which prioritizes investments to further the California Dream for working families, while continuing to build reserves and pay down debts in light of ongoing threats to California’s finances from Washington.

“California’s responsible budgeting practices have put the state on strong economic footing.  Continuing to build our Rainy Day Fund, in contrast to the example set by Congress, will protect California from impacts of the growing federal deficit,” said Ting.  “However, we cannot ignore the fact that not all Californians have benefited from our state’s renewed prosperity.   We need to prioritize smart progressive investments and oversight measures to ensure economic opportunities are accessible to all Californians.”

SAN FRANCISCO – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) released the following statement regarding the tragic death of San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee:

“I am shocked and saddened for Mayor Lee’s family and express my deepest sympathy for their loss.  Mayor Lee and I were honored to work at different times for the Asian Law Caucus, advancing civil rights and fighting for immigrant communities.  Together, I was proud to join with him to tackle homelessness, economic development, and transportation.  I know that San Francisco has lost one of its most dedicated servants.  Mayor Lee worked tirelessly to improve the lives of every San Franciscan during times of both great prosperity and extreme hardship, and his legacy will persist in the years to come.”

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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, released the following statement in response to the report on state audit interference and the University of California (UC) Regents' actions Thursday:

"The report describes disgraceful actions by UC officials to thwart the state auditor's work, which was being done at our request.  UC's actions prevented a critical review of whether state funds are being misspent on bureaucracy instead of students.  That is unacceptable.  The Regents did not go far enough yesterday in punishing those involved.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) fiscal outlook in anticipation of the 2018-19 fiscal year:

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, released the following statement in response to the resignation of University of California (UC) executives related to state audit interference:

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – San Francisco’s state lawmakers Assemblymember Phil Ting, Senator Scott Weiner, and San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee stood with parks advocates at City Hall to announce Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of Assembly Bill (AB) 857, legislation to help San Francisco create parks and open spaces on underutilized lands owned by CalTrans under and adjacent to highways 80, 101, and 280.

Assemblymember Ting worked with Mayor Lee’s office in crafting AB 857, which was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on October 15, 2017.